Having a night out with friends at 21, flirting with girls, but under no circumstances telling them you’re a professional tennis player. “If they don’t know I’m a tennis player, I never say it. Otherwise, girls will like me for
SÃO PAULO – There was a time when Roger Federer‘s coach was looking for tennis players to practise with the Swiss player and the response he received was a resounding ‘no’. ‘Peter Lundgren, Federer’s coach, asked us to play with
Among all the positives of the Laver Cup, the downside is the lie. The organisers, the broadcasters, even the ATP, mislead every time they call it a tournament, when in truth it is nothing more than an exhibition: players don’t
Roger Federer used to hide his crutches when posing for photos. His knee was in terrible shape and in 2021 had him on the brink of retirement, but the world didn’t need to know he was struggling to walk. Very
NEW YORK – On Friday afternoon, September 5, 2025, Novak Djokovic extended yet another of his records: the oldest player to play the semifinals at all four Grand Slams in a single year. It was the seventh time in his
NEW YORK – Novak Djokovic wants to see someone challenge the reign of Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz: “There are players that are able to have that Djoker spot.” “I kind of empathize with the third guy, because I was
When the only matches you’ve seen Roger Federer play are ‘those of his decline’ and your inspiration in tennis was Carlos Alcaraz, one thing is clear: you are very young, remarkably young. And your name is Learner Tien. ‘I want
Carlos Alcaraz winning Wimbledon three times in a row would have been a great story for tennis, but it might have ruined the immediate future of the men’s circuit. Jannik Sinner, Wimbledon champion for the first time, on the other
We are in a new era. Period. And it is not that of Novak Djokovic, it is that of Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. Give up hope: the Serbian will remain at 24 Grand Slam titles. There will be no
Goran Ivanisevic was Novak Djokovic‘s coach and is convinced that this Sunday the Serbian will play in the Wimbledon final for the eleventh time. ‘He’s never lost to Sinner here,’ Ivanisevic said in a recent interview with Sasa Ozmo for
LONDON – Sad scenes on Centre Court: injured and in tears, Grigor Dimitrov was forced to retire while leading Jannik Sinner by two sets to love. The Bulgarian was playing some of his best aggressive tennis in the Wimbledon fourth
LONDON — Roger Federer, the most decorated male champion in Wimbledon history, was almost denied entry to the All England Club in November 2022 for not carrying his membership card. In 2025, Adrian Mannarino got the access denied for being
